1840 $1 Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank Adrian Michigan Wolka 2556-01 - Apparent Very Fine Variety Speelman/White Signatures

Speelman/White Signatures

this note features a Spanish piece of eight at center and the obverse displays a bright green overprint

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Should the island be invaded and large amounts of the currency captured – the notes could be quickly demonetized

1840 $1 Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank Adrian Michigan Wolka 2556-01 - Apparent Very Fine Variety Speelman/White SignaturesThe issuer was founded in Adrian, Michigan and later moved to Toledo. The titles on this series are complicated, but it looks like a banknote with its fine engraving by S. Stiles, New York. Haxby classified these as "Checks" and chose not to list them. Under the arced title at the top, a seated allegorical female holds a rudder with a caduceus top; symbols of agriculture and commerce are near her. The corners hold ONE counters, different on the top